| Computer Code: |
SALP |
Preferred Map Code: |
symb |
| Status Code: |
Full |
| Age range: |
Tonian Period (AT)
— Tonian Period (AT) |
| Lithological Description: |
Pelitic gneiss, with minor psammite. |
| Definition of Lower Boundary: |
Overlies the Sgurr Beag Thrust; with Morar Group beneath. |
| Definition of Upper Boundary: |
Overlain by the Resipol Striped Formation (RESI), likely conformable. |
| Thickness: |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Geographical Limits: |
West Highlands: from Lochaline, via Loch Sunart to Kinlochmoidart. Restricted to the Sgurr Beag Nappe. |
| Parent Unit: |
Glenfinnan Group (GLEN)
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| Previous Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Alternative Name(s): |
none recorded or not applicable
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| Stratotypes: |
| none recorded or not applicable |
| Reference(s): |
| Krabbendam, M. 2021. A stratigraphic framework for the early Neoproterozoic successions of the Northern Highlands of Scotland. UK Stratigraphic Framework Series. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/21/072. 86pp. |
| Roberts, A M, Strachan, R A, Harris, A L, Barr, D and Holdsworth, R E, 1987. The Sgurr Beag Nappe: A reassessment of the stratigraphy and structure of the Northern Highland Moine. Geological Society of America Bulletin, Vol.98, 497-506. |
| 1:50K maps on which the lithostratigraphical unit is found, and map code used: |
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S052
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